@@fatlife3250 obviously talking about the ground strokes? it’s quite unique. I wouldn’t say its trash. He hits the ball out in front and shifts his weight really well. Not much to them at all. Just weaker from the baseline but not as easy to out ground stroke than you would think according to those who uses to play against him. The serve/chip and charge is his deal of course. Crazy fast back in the day, perfect ball placement and a tactical genius with reflexes like no one has ever had.
@@tdane5017 John grooved his shots as pusher. He takes it early and plays to angles. Ground strokes are different. Grip,is unique too. Just like golf the days of unique players are gone. Most look interchangeable.
@@kiesbett Sampras didn´t looked well in shape or only played with 60% . Normally, Mc shouldn´t have any chance. I saw 2 years ago in a real competition.match Nicolas Kiefer (Ex-ATP No.2) in the Men´s 40 league, that was much faster tennis even on claycourt ;-)
Their best tennis is in the past and everybody knows it, what the people apreciate the most about this tennis legends is their attitude, the effort, the entusiasm with a touch of class and technique and John is the best example of this. Thanks
It is beautiful. To come from being one of the players who did the least conditioning to the one who does the most on senior tour... great stuff. I've been a fan since 1978, met him a couple times, saw him in person in the last 2 years on the tour and several times as a senior.
Christopher King I agree. John didn't lift, pump, train like fitness nuts like Vilas, Lendl, courier. Yet! He seems to be outlasting them all. Amazing. He never changes wt. just got white headed.
The legs are the first to go they say. You're still playing amazing tennis Mac. For a New Yorker your age!! Don't let father time put you in a pissy mood! We all still love you and remember! We remember Mac...
It's incredible that McEnroe was able to accomplish all that he did with those awful ground strokes, and that he could still hang with Sampras at his age. The man's placement and net game are still amazing
McEnroe has continued to play competitive tennis at a high level right up to this day. He never stopped even though he retired many years ago. Sampras is much younger than McEnroe here but he stepped away from the game for quite some time and it shows. He hasn't aged well and all that time away from the court has eroded his game. It is the same for Lendl, who actually put on quite a bit of weight after not playing tennis for a long time. I watched him in a match and he was pretty bad. I think he's improved since and gotten in a bit better shape but like anything else, if you stop you lose it. I don't think Sampras has the same interest in the seniors champion tour that others have, he seems to be happy to be away from the game.
See their serve styles at their age 🙏 Consistent, effective and so easy on the eyes. Still miles better than most ATP players playing right now. Legends for a reason 🙏
whatever you think of Mac as a person, this is incredibly impressive for a 56 year old. Unbelievable fitness, and the amazing motor skills have not fallen off very much at all. .
Good to see a new upload of a recent match with Mac in it. His game is still as wondrous as the first time I saw him play. They should make a new age class on the champions tour for him and the other guys his age, like 50+. I bet he´d dominate that tour like he did on the champions tour in the mid 90´s and onwards. He really set some standards there after he quit on the ATP. It is said that McEnroe hated to work out in the gym back in his prime, but now that he´s going on 60 he definitely looks fit. ;)
What did the battle of the sexes between Court and Riggs prove? What did Connors´ win over Navratilova in 1992 prove? Besides Connors being an arrogant jerk, that is (betting a million dollar on his own victory).
There's nothing to prove. Unless you want to know whether a 58 year old man could beat the top woman. It's an open question - but that only shows how far the women are behind the men. You hardly need Mcenroe to prove that though if you know tennis. Top junior boys and middling college players regularly beat the top women - which is why they're chosen as training partners.
There is a doubles match from some years back when Edberg and Wozniacki play against Venus and Chang. All else aside, what struck me was the ease with which Edberg took anything Venus threw at him. It was so weird, when she hit the ball on her end it looked fast, almost violent, but when it got to Edberg's side he returned it effortlessly, with his classic ultra-shitty forehand, as if he were on the training grounds. Now granted Edberg was in his early 40s at that stage, so of course he would beat any female player, but the odd thing was just how easily he handled those shots. He just seemed to glide around while on the other side of the court there was grunting and squealing and sweat :D I for one would love to see if a 58 year old could win. I think Mac has dropped significantly in ability in the last 5 years - which is natural of course and the man is still a superhero in my book. So it would be a very interesting match.
Well I understood why he left when he did.. when the fire is out... and you feel like you have nothing left to prove to yourself.. it's hard to grind it out like is required to be competitive.... plus he had to give Agassi some time in the spotlight.. lol
@@Eliath1984 I promise he didn't care about helping Andre but you're right about him not wanting it anymore. He was out of shape for a couple years until he got mad and came strong to win that last open. If he kept in shape he would have had a lot more slams.
@@vCLOWNSHOESv can't fault him for that though(like his service games)... he'd already overcome Thalassaemia to be the best tennis in the world and hold number 1 ranking for like 7 years straight.. There are many Athletes who hung it up even though they coulda continued because they were burned out... Sampras Came into the sport young and hard.. Didn't really have a life outside of Tennis till he got married.. so I'm happy for him... he reached a level of Greatness that few ever achieve and then found happiness... oh and trust me Pete did always love putting other American's in their place behind him in the pecking order.. Seemed like he got extra joy in that.
Love both these guys, grew up wanting to be Pete Sampras. Pete's just a real tough matchup for John though with such an underrated baseline game, he did everything exceptionally well
I have nothing but admiration for Mac, and he is the first player I liked way back when I was 7 years old. However, they need to split up the champions tournament. Sampras was running at 75% at most. I dont think I saw him approach the net one time in all the highlights. Sometimes he seemed to give Mac an easy return and be surprised that it ended up being a winner. Again, no disrespect, but this is not a fair matchup. Sampras is two tennis generations younger than Mac.
I dont think one usually counts the entire career span. I mean, you hear players talking of the young generation and referring to current players that entered the scene while they were still playing. Sampras and Agassi where "the new generation" back in Lendl's era. Lendl in turn was part of the new generation when Borg and Mac were going at it. It seems to be about half your career before a "young generation" starts popping up. I always regarded a generation to refer to players who mostly competed against each other in their peak - so Mac/Borg, Lendl/Edberg/Becker/Wilander, Sampras/Agassi/Courier.
Well I think part of the reason why McEnroe still puts in a lot of time at the courts is because he wants to enjoy tennis as long as he can, and play the younger players who his career never overlapped with. So if they split up the league, then you would never potentially see McEnroe vs Federer in 10 years, for example. :P
John is definitely gifted, his way of ball hitting does not look right, but he could still win titles and not getting hurt. Is tennis just about winning, everlasting? It’s also an art, but I couldn’t see any sense of beauty from John’s games, it’s true even comparing to his peers 40 years ago such as Lendl, Borg, Connors.
Not the younger ones that can hit with both power and heavy spin on the ball. Like Osaka, Andreescu, Sakkari etc. The ones that only hit hard and cannot defend yes he would win.
@@pyro9818 Any decent Division 1 male college player would beat the #1 WTA player hands down. And I would put my money on Mac beating any player on the WTA even today. It's not putting down female players but the power, spin and speed of running is so much better in male tennis athletes. I know because I've been coaching pro players for years. A typical D1 male college player beats the shit out of female tour players but can't get many games off the guys on the ATP. Just the way life is, even though that's not politically correct to say these days.
@@vonbraun8051 I'd wager if roger, novak or rafa played safe they could keep serena from winning a point. They could just push the ball deep and make her run. She might win a point if they made a careless error but that's about it..
He was moving much faster a few years back, I think he lost a few steps. Man, sure he's 58 years old now, so it's only natural. But I'll miss seeing him produce amazing tennis. He is still very good in his whole 40's, and most of his 50's. Still very good now, but can't get to the ball anymore it seems.
I think you'll find that title belongs to Borg, who had to have police protection from the hordes of screaming girls, from his fist appearance at Wimbledon. THAT'S rock star!
Yes, especially now, since 5 years passed! He looks much worse now with all the wrinkles and stuff…looks like a complete wreck! Though him not being healthy might have something to do with that…both him and Mac look quite old, but in Mac’s case it’s natural and he is way way healthier!
World class champions are rated 7.0 while former champions like McEnroe at his age would probably be 5.5, college level. He can still serve 115-120mph, but doesn't cover the way he used to.
Yes, even college players would be much faster and more agile than Mac now. Still with his guile, variety, experience and touch, he could probably give them a run for their money.
Sampras started as a baseliner with very solid groundstrokes, before he became a serve and volleyer. He played either style when he needed to, depending on the surface. An all court player.
C'mon people. Pete is a legend and Pete can obviously still hit the ball with power and precision. But tennis is much much more than that. Stamina and fitness is something Pete doesn't have and cannot have anymore. He can't compete in the tour anymore.
I'm sure McEnroe would beat lots of players who overtook him in the middle 80's just by being younger and more powerful. Their prime also being over, the greater talent again would make the difference. Sampras may be an exception, the greatest of them all and actually another generation younger. But Boris Becker for example would have no chance against him now.
The boring thing about this kind of matches ist that it's just show. That's why they are almost always even to last long enough to please the crowd. They probably even agree on who wins.
i think some players try harder and really want to win and others take it as almost like a exhibition and for fun and give maybe 50% and want to make every match close for the fans... for example, just this year in 2018 in one set you had in the hawaii tournament you had TOMMY HAAS barely beating mcenroe 7-5 in the final! really? REALLY? tommy haas young enough to be mcenroe's son, the same tommy haas who just retired last year! the same tommy haas who was one of the very very few players to beat ROGER FEDERER on grass last year, can barely beat pushing 60 mcenroe?! COME ON!...
Do you really think, if tommy would go full speed, he easily beat John 6:0 / 6:0... but he was good educated and so he let John win 5 games ;-) He lost this year with 42 years against Dominic Thiem 6:7 / 3:6 ;-)
I don't understand the point of these matches ...these guys were brilliant no doubt in their youth but are now not fit to play in the top 50 and who knows who would have come out on top if these were to play each other in their prime (this game does not shine light on that scenario)
sure, let's laugh at 2 legends who just don't have it in their legs anymore because they are too old... weird how they still play world class tennis though
Of course Mac is amazing at 56 but against a 44 year old Sampras he really cannot win.i think they should make it 50 n up lol at least but Sampras came along at the end of McEnroe career.
NLLeFa You make me laugh at your rationale. Based upon your reason, Djokovic is better than Sampras ? I'm a huge Nadal's fan, but let me tell you, none of these two come close to Pete's talent. Federer is the closest to Sampras' elegance when playing and remember, Pete's is Federer's idol.
John Bills in my opinion Nadal and Federer are the best in history and their Grandslams titles 15-18 show that - on the other hand Novak djokovic needs first to break sampreas record in slams to considered better than him - as I remember Federer idol Is laver not sampreas Federer always say that laver in his opinion best player in history
With serious training, peter may break into top 300, and there is no chance for McEnroe to be in top 500. You guys just don't watch future and challenger tournaments.
I wish there would be a place in Paradise where all great players would be at their primes once again and we could see them in the eternity.
It’s called TH-cam
Sampras would be tough to beat
@@swu1413 McEnroe would win it all
Of all the things you can wish for (like joy and happiness for everyone), this is what you wish. A really pathetic and self centered desire dude.
@@MrPernell27 McEnroe never beat Pete but Pete is 12 years younger.
56 years old ! and this level ?
mac prooves he's one of the most gifted tennis player ever
le veilleur non silencieux I don't know when this match was played but he's 58 now
CoeliLux 56
His form is trash though
@@fatlife3250 obviously talking about the ground strokes? it’s quite unique. I wouldn’t say its trash. He hits the ball out in front and shifts his weight really well. Not much to them at all. Just weaker from the baseline but not as easy to out ground stroke than you would think according to those who uses to play against him. The serve/chip and charge is his deal of course. Crazy fast back in the day, perfect ball placement and a tactical genius with reflexes like no one has ever had.
@@tdane5017 John grooved his shots as pusher. He takes it early and plays to angles. Ground strokes are different. Grip,is unique too. Just like golf the days of unique players are gone. Most look interchangeable.
It's amazing how McEnroe can compete with Sampras, who's about 13 years younger than him.
no, i think McEnroe could not compete, if sampras had played full power, he would have won like 6:0, 6:1. it was just a fun game.
@@kiesbett sampras would absolutely annihilate mcenroe even with both in their primes lol its not even close. Sampras is like top 5 of all time talk
@@ethanlittlestone1122 yes i think so too. no chance for mcenroe.
Mostly because Pete hasn't really played much since those exhos with Roger in 2007-08. Mac has been playing a ton and has an ungodly amount of talent.
@@kiesbett Sampras didn´t looked well in shape or only played with 60% . Normally, Mc shouldn´t have any chance. I saw 2 years ago in a real competition.match Nicolas Kiefer (Ex-ATP No.2) in the Men´s 40 league, that was much faster tennis even on claycourt ;-)
Their best tennis is in the past and everybody knows it, what the people apreciate the most about this tennis legends is their attitude, the effort, the entusiasm with a touch of class and technique and John is the best example of this. Thanks
john mcnroe is so cool , keeping this level of game at 60 years old is just badass ; massive respect
Nice work John -- To see someone playing at your level at your age is terrific.
It is beautiful. To come from being one of the players who did the least conditioning to the one who does the most on senior tour... great stuff.
I've been a fan since 1978, met him a couple times, saw him in person in the last 2 years on the tour and several times as a senior.
Christopher King I agree. John didn't lift, pump, train like fitness nuts like Vilas, Lendl, courier. Yet! He seems to be outlasting them all. Amazing. He never changes wt. just got white headed.
He's only 58
"only"
911gp he looks like he 79
it's always pleasure to watch Sampras playing
pete is still the greatest werewolf to walk onto the atp scene... respect!!
Haha.
The legs are the first to go they say. You're still playing amazing tennis Mac. For a New Yorker your age!! Don't let father time put you in a pissy mood! We all still love you and remember! We remember Mac...
Gerard Guitarist Mac at his best was one of the best ever
Pete Sampras Legend ❤
Pete is not old, Mac is, this is fun and entertaining
It's incredible that McEnroe was able to accomplish all that he did with those awful ground strokes, and that he could still hang with Sampras at his age. The man's placement and net game are still amazing
Those ground strokes were developed using a wooden racket and eastern grip.
What's really incredible is Murray winning 3 slams with WTA forehand and second serve. Wasn't he a baseliner?
McEnroe has continued to play competitive tennis at a high level right up to this day. He never stopped even though he retired many years ago. Sampras is much younger than McEnroe here but he stepped away from the game for quite some time and it shows. He hasn't aged well and all that time away from the court has eroded his game. It is the same for Lendl, who actually put on quite a bit of weight after not playing tennis for a long time. I watched him in a match and he was pretty bad. I think he's improved since and gotten in a bit better shape but like anything else, if you stop you lose it. I don't think Sampras has the same interest in the seniors champion tour that others have, he seems to be happy to be away from the game.
That Backhand from Sampras is terrific.
Id love to see an all wooden throwback raquet tourney with the top 16 players invited.
See their serve styles at their age 🙏
Consistent, effective and so easy on the eyes. Still miles better than most ATP players playing right now.
Legends for a reason 🙏
whatever you think of Mac as a person, this is incredibly impressive for a 56 year old. Unbelievable fitness, and the amazing motor skills have not fallen off very much at all. .
Good to see a new upload of a recent match with Mac in it. His game is still as wondrous as the first time I saw him play. They should make a new age class on the champions tour for him and the other guys his age, like 50+. I bet he´d dominate that tour like he did on the champions tour in the mid 90´s and onwards. He really set some standards there after he quit on the ATP. It is said that McEnroe hated to work out in the gym back in his prime, but now that he´s going on 60 he definitely looks fit. ;)
It feels like they could still compete. How interesting would it been if those dudes have been born the same era as roger or Novak
Mac is the greatest tennis player over 55 on the planet.
Lmao both have better volleys than 95% of the current tour.
Just to give Sampras that much trouble. Man. I think McEnroe would beat most of the top ladies at this point.
Silly comparison, really. Wouldn´t prove anything either way..
...would it not?
What did the battle of the sexes between Court and Riggs prove? What did Connors´ win over Navratilova in 1992 prove? Besides Connors being an arrogant jerk, that is (betting a million dollar on his own victory).
There's nothing to prove. Unless you want to know whether a 58 year old man could beat the top woman. It's an open question - but that only shows how far the women are behind the men. You hardly need Mcenroe to prove that though if you know tennis. Top junior boys and middling college players regularly beat the top women - which is why they're chosen as training partners.
There is a doubles match from some years back when Edberg and Wozniacki play against Venus and Chang. All else aside, what struck me was the ease with which Edberg took anything Venus threw at him. It was so weird, when she hit the ball on her end it looked fast, almost violent, but when it got to Edberg's side he returned it effortlessly, with his classic ultra-shitty forehand, as if he were on the training grounds. Now granted Edberg was in his early 40s at that stage, so of course he would beat any female player, but the odd thing was just how easily he handled those shots. He just seemed to glide around while on the other side of the court there was grunting and squealing and sweat :D
I for one would love to see if a 58 year old could win. I think Mac has dropped significantly in ability in the last 5 years - which is natural of course and the man is still a superhero in my book. So it would be a very interesting match.
I really wish Sampras played a couple more years I three big time. He was still the best when he retired.
Well I understood why he left when he did.. when the fire is out... and you feel like you have nothing left to prove to yourself.. it's hard to grind it out like is required to be competitive.... plus he had to give Agassi some time in the spotlight.. lol
@@Eliath1984 I promise he didn't care about helping Andre but you're right about him not wanting it anymore. He was out of shape for a couple years until he got mad and came strong to win that last open. If he kept in shape he would have had a lot more slams.
@@vCLOWNSHOESv can't fault him for that though(like his service games)... he'd already overcome Thalassaemia to be the best tennis in the world and hold number 1 ranking for like 7 years straight.. There are many Athletes who hung it up even though they coulda continued because they were burned out... Sampras Came into the sport young and hard.. Didn't really have a life outside of Tennis till he got married.. so I'm happy for him... he reached a level of Greatness that few ever achieve and then found happiness... oh and trust me Pete did always love putting other American's in their place behind him in the pecking order.. Seemed like he got extra joy in that.
@@Eliath1984 He's still my favorite player of all time.
@@Eliath1984 He's still my favorite player of all time.
Love both these guys, grew up wanting to be Pete Sampras. Pete's just a real tough matchup for John though with such an underrated baseline game, he did everything exceptionally well
I have nothing but admiration for Mac, and he is the first player I liked way back when I was 7 years old. However, they need to split up the champions tournament. Sampras was running at 75% at most. I dont think I saw him approach the net one time in all the highlights. Sometimes he seemed to give Mac an easy return and be surprised that it ended up being a winner. Again, no disrespect, but this is not a fair matchup. Sampras is two tennis generations younger than Mac.
One generation. They're 14 years apart, tennis players tend to turn pro when they're 19ish and retire in their early 30s.
I dont think one usually counts the entire career span. I mean, you hear players talking of the young generation and referring to current players that entered the scene while they were still playing. Sampras and Agassi where "the new generation" back in Lendl's era. Lendl in turn was part of the new generation when Borg and Mac were going at it. It seems to be about half your career before a "young generation" starts popping up.
I always regarded a generation to refer to players who mostly competed against each other in their peak - so Mac/Borg, Lendl/Edberg/Becker/Wilander, Sampras/Agassi/Courier.
Alan Frost yes only one generation...actually when young Pete beat him in the US open he realized that it's time to retire
Well I think part of the reason why McEnroe still puts in a lot of time at the courts is because he wants to enjoy tennis as long as he can, and play the younger players who his career never overlapped with. So if they split up the league, then you would never potentially see McEnroe vs Federer in 10 years, for example. :P
2 generations. Tennis generation is not a player's careen span. One generation is about 5 to 7 years.
往年の名プレーヤー、マッケンローとサンプラス。懐かしく、また、いまだにすごいショットを打つなあ、という感じ。特にサンプラスのグランドストロークってすべてウィニングショット級!!すばらしいです。
Mac at the net, at 56, is a beauty to behold. The timing of Sampras and the speed he generates is second only to Federer in my opinion.
After Federer retires, he's gonna destroy this competition.
i think he will be banned playing veteran competition lol
multi io
Pete would give Fed a challenge. Infact pete beat a prime Fed in Macao exhibition.😂
multi io pete will kill him wih his serve.
multi io Federer could well be top 10 main atp tour player till he is 40 if he wanted
criticalmass500 fed will never retire. he will be 90 and he will be in top-100 for sure.
two tennis legends on court - fantastic
My father played exactly like McEnroe. So old school
most competitive tennis match i have ever seen.
John is definitely gifted, his way of ball hitting does not look right, but he could still win titles and not getting hurt.
Is tennis just about winning, everlasting? It’s also an art, but I couldn’t see any sense of beauty from John’s games, it’s true even comparing to his peers 40 years ago such as Lendl, Borg, Connors.
Mac still has amazing racquet control and feel but his court coverage is done!!
Johnny Mac at 59 can beat all WTA players.
Not even close
Not the younger ones that can hit with both power and heavy spin on the ball. Like Osaka, Andreescu, Sakkari etc.
The ones that only hit hard and cannot defend yes he would win.
@@pyro9818 Any decent Division 1 male college player would beat the #1 WTA player hands down. And I would put my money on Mac beating any player on the WTA even today. It's not putting down female players but the power, spin and speed of running is so much better in male tennis athletes.
I know because I've been coaching pro players for years. A typical D1 male college player beats the shit out of female tour players but can't get many games off the guys on the ATP. Just the way life is, even though that's not politically correct to say these days.
@@vonbraun8051 I'd wager if roger, novak or rafa played safe they could keep serena from winning a point. They could just push the ball deep and make her run. She might win a point if they made a careless error but that's about it..
They still have it, wow.
I think John could still play top flight doubles.
McEnroe still has the magic touch at the net.
Two of the best volleyers of all time...😌
It's impressive to see how good Johnny Mac still is at his age, but he sure is a jerk.
McNasty, Super Brat, etc. LOL
He's not a jerk
He was moving much faster a few years back, I think he lost a few steps. Man, sure he's 58 years old now, so it's only natural. But I'll miss seeing him produce amazing tennis. He is still very good in his whole 40's, and most of his 50's. Still very good now, but can't get to the ball anymore it seems.
It's better being a jerk than a robot.
McEnroe was the first Tennis Rock Star!…...
I think you'll find that title belongs to Borg, who had to have police protection from the hordes of screaming girls, from his fist appearance at Wimbledon. THAT'S rock star!
Sampras is the best grass court player ever. His serve & volley is pure art. He would have killed Federer and Nadal in his prime.
EXCEPT on clay, they would have embarrassed Sampras!
Additionally, they both have more slams as well as singles titles..
They have more titles because of doping.
Pete has not aged well, but still a great tennis player.
Yes, especially now, since 5 years passed! He looks much worse now with all the wrinkles and stuff…looks like a complete wreck! Though him not being healthy might have something to do with that…both him and Mac look quite old, but in Mac’s case it’s natural and he is way way healthier!
OMG! The second set was closer than the first? In a masters exhibition match? Shocking.
legends
McEnroe is amazing!
which racquet was Pete playing? not a Wilson for sure
is that a Babolat?
Some stunning shots for a 56 year old from McEnroe...
Sampras still looks like a top 15 player
Still enjoy Joe McEnroe, and his art of playing.
Pete ❤️
World class champions are rated 7.0 while former champions like McEnroe at his age would probably be 5.5, college level. He can still serve 115-120mph, but doesn't cover the way he used to.
Yes, even college players would be much faster and more agile than Mac now. Still with his guile, variety, experience and touch, he could probably give them a run for their money.
Sampras is playing 40% of his best game
Does Sampras no longer serve-volley?
Mac had it!
what racket is pete using ??????????
Someone has to tell to Leconte to calm down 😂😂
Was Pete playing hard?
not really.. he looked like he was out there having fun.
Nobody told.me.about this tournament i want.to see pete playing
I loved watching McNmouth getting his hole shut !
Is there any possibility Pete would make another run? I wonder how deep he could get in a Grand Slam.
0%
Connors at 39? Pete at 45? What make's a great champion?
Only joking of course, but I do wonder how he would do.
0-6 0-6 0-6
Ouch! Come on man, his serve couldn't have dropped off that much.
when did sampras become a baseliner??
Sampras started as a baseliner with very solid groundstrokes, before he became a serve and volleyer. He played either style when he needed to, depending on the surface. An all court player.
Monterrey, Mexico. Not Monterey, as in CA.
JOHN MCENROE THE GOAT
Johnny Mac = Picasso on a tennis crt
No, better, Davinci
In this match Sampras was just a bit older than Federer is now. How can this be.
C'mon people. Pete is a legend and Pete can obviously still hit the ball with power and precision. But tennis is much much more than that. Stamina and fitness is something Pete doesn't have and cannot have anymore. He can't compete in the tour anymore.
It's Monterrey not Monterey
One of the best and nicest guys on the tennis courts against the ugly one.
I'm sure McEnroe would beat lots of players who overtook him in the middle 80's just by being younger and more powerful. Their prime also being over, the greater talent again would make the difference. Sampras may be an exception, the greatest of them all and actually another generation younger. But Boris Becker for example would have no chance against him now.
Sampras could still be in top 20
The boring thing about this kind of matches ist that it's just show. That's why they are almost always even to last long enough to please the crowd. They probably even agree on who wins.
Sampras is holding back a ton on his serve. Either that or he’s lost all his power
he's holding back. i've seen him hit 125 comfortably pretty recently
Well obviously, people didn’t pay to watch a massacre
Sampras went to the net like zero times.
he’s trying to prove he can play the modern game
He was being easy on the Big Mouth at the other end.
Mac is the best. Who was the other guy ?
Monterey is in California. Monterrey is in Mexico.
Soon to be ware-wolf conquers demented spud.
That was actually a hellofa match.
I don't think its possible for john mcenroe to act like an adult. love his commentary hate his player personality.
Sampras is 12 years younger than Mc Enroe....
i think some players try harder and really want to win and others take it as almost like a exhibition and for fun and give maybe 50% and want to make every match close for the fans... for example, just this year in 2018 in one set you had in the hawaii tournament you had TOMMY HAAS barely beating mcenroe 7-5 in the final! really? REALLY? tommy haas young enough to be mcenroe's son, the same tommy haas who just retired last year! the same tommy haas who was one of the very very few players to beat ROGER FEDERER on grass last year, can barely beat pushing 60 mcenroe?! COME ON!...
Do you really think, if tommy would go full speed, he easily beat John 6:0 / 6:0... but he was good educated and so he let John win 5 games ;-) He lost this year with 42 years against Dominic Thiem 6:7 / 3:6 ;-)
47 years old VS 59 years old...
サンプラス、まだいけそうだけどな。w
I don't understand the point of these matches ...these guys were brilliant no doubt in their youth but are now not fit to play in the top 50 and who knows who would have come out on top if these were to play each other in their prime (this game does not shine light on that scenario)
Sampras play in 50% this only for crowd. No way Sampras can lose to Mc.
Mcenroe head Racket
LOL! 2 of the most well-known serve-and-volleyers play baseline games for the majority of the match!
sure, let's laugh at 2 legends who just don't have it in their legs anymore because they are too old... weird how they still play world class tennis though
Racquet technology has changed BRO SERVE AND VOLLEY DON'T WORK NO MORE
@@danmeadowsmusic well said
A 40 year old Pete would off beaten the half of today top-100,had they played on fast courts,I’m serious.
This commentator could make walking on water seem dull.
Of course Mac is amazing at 56 but against a 44 year old Sampras he really cannot win.i think they should make it 50 n up lol at least but Sampras came along at the end of McEnroe career.
Unfortunately McEnroe's tennis looks very old compared to Sampras' powerful and modern shots .
McEnroe would have won if they were the same age
Mac looks really old & angry
Pete is the GOAT
Yeah if there were'nt no Federer, Nadal or Laver
How can Pete be the GOAT with only 10 masters 1000 and not even a single final on Roland Garros? I wouldn't even put him in top 4 tbh.
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You make me laugh at your rationale. Based upon your reason, Djokovic is better than Sampras ? I'm a huge Nadal's fan, but let me tell you, none of these two come close to Pete's talent. Federer is the closest to Sampras' elegance when playing and remember, Pete's is Federer's idol.
John Bills
in my opinion Nadal and Federer are the best in history and their Grandslams titles 15-18 show that
- on the other hand Novak djokovic needs first to break sampreas record in slams to considered better than him
- as I remember Federer idol Is laver not sampreas Federer always say that laver in his opinion best player in history
Mohamed Amr 15-19 now...😁😁😉...
Watching macenroe play tennis now is like watching an annoying old fart play pickleball
With serious training, peter may break into top 300, and there is no chance for McEnroe to be in top 500. You guys just don't watch future and challenger tournaments.
Sampras has a bigger body
McEnroe see to be faster than pete
😆😂🤣🤣😂🤣 Sampras is hitting basic, practice-rally fhands and bhands, but for macenroe they’re clean, winners! 😭 so sad
Obviously, Pete Sampras is the best tennis player in history of this game.
you got that right.
Gunsandroser1979 Federer is the GOAT
Werewolf beats hunchover.